Monday evening, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA), which would make it illegal to discriminate in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. … Nearly all recent opinion polls indicate that a large majority of the American public — […] Read more »
Americans’ Satisfaction With Life Similar to Levels in 1998
After headlines have often trumpeted news of a continuing federal budget deficit, persistently high unemployment, and a slow-to-recover housing market in the U.S. in recent years, the prevailing wisdom might be that these developments are affecting Americans’ satisfaction with their lives. Yet Americans report high levels of satisfaction with many […] Read more »
The poll pols just can’t read: Americans need more jobs
… If only the politicians would listen to the polls. Yes, you read that right. What is happening in Washington symbolizes a dangerous disconnect between the priorities of the voters and those of their elected leaders. An ABC News/Washington Post poll this week found that 75 percent of all Americans […] Read more »
Americans Say Creating Jobs Is Key to Improving Economy
As lawmakers in Washington focus on opening the government after the Oct. 1 partial shutdown, raising the debt limit, and debating the merits of the Affordable Care Act, Americans say creating jobs is the most important way for the federal government to improve the economy. These results are based on […] Read more »
Half of older workers delay retirement plans
Stung by a recession that sapped investments and home values, but expressing widespread job satisfaction, older Americans appear to have accepted the reality of a retirement that comes later in life and no longer represents a complete exit from the workforce. Some 82 percent of working Americans over 50 say […] Read more »
More people express uncertainty in chance to achieve the American Dream
Four years into an economic recovery in which most of the benefits have flowed to the top earners, a majority believe that the American Dream is becoming markedly more elusive, according to the results of a Washington Post-Miller Center Poll exploring Americans’ changing definition of success and their confidence in […] Read more »